Légende
Brabant lion attacks Emperor Joseph II, Brabant Revolution, 1787-1790, cartoon, print, The Austrian Emperor Joseph II lying on the ground is attacked by a ferocious Brabant lion. With a one-line caption. On the sheet below the image, a five-line quote from the play Electra in Dutch. Part of a large group of prints relating to the events of the Brabant Revolution and the period 1787-1790., printmaker, Southern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, engraving and book printing, height 271 mm x width 344 mm, Person, Joseph II (German Emperor), beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion, Brabant, Period, 1787 - 1790, A detailed black and white etching shows a large lion attacking a reclining man; the lion has a flowing mane, open mouth, and paws pressing on the man's torso, while the man lies on his back with one arm raised and the other clutching his chest, his face turned upward. To the left of the scene a shield with decorative elements and a banner is visible, and above the figures a cross shape appears amid radiating lines and cloud-like shading. At the man's feet there is a book and scattered papers. The background is textured with dense crosshatching and areas of darker shading framing the central figures.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B45_370
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
57.6Mo (12.0Mo) / 36.0cm x 40.1cm / 4253 x 4733 (300dpi)